We have an important update to share. We’re transitioning from operations to credits as our new billing unit. This change goes live on August 27th.
Why Credits?
This update allows us to introduce different credit values for different actions, meaning your billing will better reflect the specific actions you’re performing within our platform.
What you should know:
New billing unit: credits replace operations.
The conversion is automatic, and there is no action required from you.
Your current plan and price stay exactly the same.
Usage-based pricing: Most actions continue to consume 1 credit per module run, where advanced features, especially AI, will be priced at a fixed rate or varying by model and token usage.
Your credit usage may increase if you use Make’s AI Provider
Make AI Agents : Available on all plans with Make’s AI Provider. Building with your own connection will require the Pro plan or higher.
Make AI Tools : Available in existing scenarios only. For new workflows, we’re introducing the new Make AI Toolkit , which offers the same features. Like AI Agents, it will be available on all plans with Make’s AI Provider, while building with your own connection will require the Pro plan or higher.
Make AI Content Extractor : Available on all plans with Make’s AI Provider.
Operations still visible: Operations will still show up in your scenario executions, but they’ll represent data processed, not a billing unit.
Do you have a concrete list of actions or modules which costs more than 1 credit? Hard to tell for me if my make costs are increasing. i do not use the ai features. I really would Like to know this before my first automated daily run with the new system.
He everyone @here, thanks a lot for raising this in the community
To answer your question, this change will not cost you more money unless you are actively using specific features such as the Make AI Content Extractor, Make AI Toolkit, or AI Prompt.
For customers who do not use Make AI features in their automations, there is no change, and their automations will continue to consume 1 credit per operation, just as before.
Hey there, I’m wondering if credits purchased stay in the account or if they expire. My Make automations use relatively few operations per month (500-1000 out of my 10,000 Core plan) and it wasn’t clear whether or not these Credits can be used for multiple months or not. Thanks in advance!
Hi @amed, welcome to the Make Community and thanks for the question
The credits system will work just like the current operations system. Your credits will be available for the length of your subscription term, and any unused credits will expire when the term ends.
In other words, if you’re asking about an OpenAI module (or an HTTP module that calls the OpenAI API using your own token), nothing changes: 1 credit still equals 1 operation.
I’ve just been reading through the new updates to the credit system, especially around the shift to dynamic, token-based billing for some AI features. Honestly, it’s left me feeling pretty concerned. My gut reaction was that this feels like a significant move away from the simple, fixed-cost model that empowers solo builders like me. For a passion project where I’m not earning a penny, the idea of unpredictable, metered costs feels like a door closing.
I understand that for now, using our own OpenAI connections keeps the operation cost at 1 credit, which is a massive relief. But my concern is about the direction of the platform. It feels like a move designed to capture enterprise-level spending, and I’m worried it might eventually price out the very creators, artists, and solo entrepreneurs who use Make for its incredible flexibility.
So, my question to the community is: Are other solo creators or those running passion projects feeling the same way? And to the Make team, can you offer some reassurance that users like us are still a core part of your vision for the platform’s future?
Thanks for listening. I’m not trying to be negative, just trying to understand how to keep my dream project alive on the platform I’ve come to love.
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. We truly appreciate hearing your perspective, especially as a solo creator building something you’re passionate about.
Please know that creators like you remain a core part of our vision for the platform. We understand how important clarity and predictability are when working on projects driven by creativity and passion, and we don’t take that lightly.
As we introduce new models, our goal is always to keep things logical, sustainable, and smooth for everyone, while ensuring the platform continues to grow in a way that benefits all types of users. Above all, our customers are our number one priority, and we’re committed to making sure that Make remains a place where solo builders, artists, and entrepreneurs can thrive.
We’re listening, we care, and your feedback helps guide the direction we take. So thank you again for sharing it with us.
It looks like we’re losing operations with this transition to credit-based.
Correct me if I’m wrong, didn’t the Pro plan offered 100.000 operations at 16$/m while now the baseline is 10k credits with 10k operations as starter and 92$/m for 100k credits ?
All paid plans start at 10,000 operations per month, and this structure has been in place since Make was first released. Annual subscriptions offer a lower effective cost compared to month-to-month billing. More details are available on our pricing page.
I like the new Grid functionality and will try out Make AI Content Extractor soon. Seems very promising.
I noticed some strange things in your new credits charging:
1. Make AI Tools and Make AI Agents use GPT-4.1 nano. Only Pro plans and higher can use other LLM with those tools. I do see the cost impact in allowing more advanced (and more expensive models) but it would have been more elegant be pricing those models with like extra credits. I build myself some with using LLM APIs and the http module so I guess I don’t really need them. But I can see that these tools make it a lot easier for everybody to make AI tools. I would hate to see people disregard Make by concluding that output isn’t as good as expected only because they are using gpt-4.1 nano model. If you want to use some advanced reasoning like in “Request anything” the use of a model like Gemini 2.5 Pro or GPT-5 is really a must. If you are serious into getting new users then you should really reconsider allowing this on all plans IMO.
Usage limits: Each organization has a monthly limit of 10 million input tokens and 10 million output tokens. Which translates to 25K pages of text. Seems much but not sure why you would like to limit this as you have a credit based charging mechanism allready in place. And if you really want to do that, why not vary it on plan. Like core 10M, Pro 100M or whatever.
I’m happy to see that the current users seem to get the same value and some new features but to make Make AI Tools really useful you shouldn’t limit the power of it’s AI engine. You could allow users to start small with all the power available as you are charging by credits allready. This would broaden your user base. Just my 2 cents.
Hello @A_Ku, thank you for sharing your thoughtful feedback.
Just to clarify, as it seems some of the information you have is outdated: we’re using advanced AI models, including GPT-5, and the apps themselves reference the current models in use.
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